Police seize 45 guns from Gaston County home

CHARLOTTE — Authorities say a Gaston County man is facing multiple charges after police seized 45 guns, including handguns and assault rifles, from his home in the western part of the county.

The Charlotte Observer reports that police also seized rifles and shotguns from the home Thursday. Officers also found about nine pounds of marijuana, Hydrocodone pills and more than $5,000 in cash at the home about 12 miles west of Gastonia.

Police said 41-year-old Mark Wesley Walters was arrested and faces multiple charges, including felony possession of marijuana and resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer. He's being held under a $300,000 bond at the Gaston County jail. It's not known if he has an attorney.

Warrants have also been issued for Walter's brother. 39-year-old Tracey John Walters on multiple charges.